The 2016Eco-SolarHome Tour

The 2016 Homes and Sites

The tour is over for 2016. Addresses for the homes have been removed however the site sheets are still available for your reference until about February 2017.
Pictures of the 2016 tour will be posted by about Jun 10th. Check back for pictures of the tour.

Winner of the Alberta Home Builders Green Home Award in 2015. This home is the result of 10 years of planning to build an energy efficient lifestyle in the country. Starting with a highly insulated building shell and adding energy efficient mechanical systems and appliances they have built a very efficient country home on a budget.

Wow! A retrofit to take a 1960's home all the way to NZE. The homeowner added a ground source heat pump, upgrades to the building envelope, and then a very large solar array. Also featuring an electric Smart Car and a variety of recumbent bicycles and tricycles.

In addition to passive solar features this home has solar electric as well as solar thermal collectors which feed an innovative stratified thermal storage tank with wood fired backup. The homeowners will also be showing their Tesla electric car.

3 Westmount Laneway NZEESHT Rating: NZEDetails of Site #3WATCH VIDEO!
This garage suite is a research project of the U of Calgary
and Carbon Busters to design a highly efficient secondary suite
over a garage. The suite has both photovoltaic and thermal solar
collectors and has a storage system and advanced controls to
store and distribute heat more efficiently.

12 Evansdale Community LeagueDetails of Site #12WATCH VIDEO!
This is one of the first larger scale solar systems on a community hall. The 14 kW system will pay roughly half the electricity bill for the next 30 years. There will be electric cars on display at the hall during the tour. More details as we get closer to the tour.

A beautiful NZE home backing onto the Groat revine. This is the third generation of NZE home from this builder. Also on this site there will be info on the North Glenora NZE Apt project.

13 McKernan NZEESHT Rating: NZEDetails of Site #13WATCH VIDEO!
This home is aiming for the NZE sweet spot of combining envelope, mechanical, and energy generation to make this one of the least expensive NZE homes by this builder. Will have almost a year of operating data in time for this tour.

The NAIT lab will be open with displays that show how energy efficiency technologies work. There are excellent hands-on displays/models and students and staff will be on hand to answer all your energy technology questions.

This home is being used as a model for future factory built passive solar designs and includes a polished concrete main floor and solar shading overhangs for efficient passive solar gain. Efficient building envelope with spray foam insulation and efficient features throughout are complimented with a large solar array.

This is one of the first production model NZE homes to be built in Edmonton. It features factory built panels with energy efficient features throughout. The home features an air source heat pump, a large solar array, and an urban cultivator.

A home that produces all its energy for the home, office and a rental suite. This home takes energy independence to a new level by producing all required electricity to run an electric vehicle as well as the home. Under construction last year; come and see the finished result this year.

This is an example of the City of Edmonton's First Place program. These are homes built on surplus school sites in established neighbourhoods. The program is intended for first time home buyers and criteria has been put in place to help make the purchase more affordable. All homes must meet a minimum Energuide of 80.

The Hazeldean Efficient Duplex features R50+ insulation, triple glazed windows, and ground source heat pump heating. This duplex is plumbed to use rainwater for toilet flushing, has solar hot water collectors, and has a garage designed to mount solar modules in the future.

Earth's General Store has installed 3.5 kW of solar to offset some of their electrical needs. Come and see how this is part of the concious choices in a store moving towards sustainability. Don't forget to ride your bike and bring your shopping list! Store open 9 am til 6 pm Saturday; Solar module presentations from Noon til 4 pm.

Earth's General Store has installed 3.5 kW of solar to offset some of their electrical needs. Come and see how this is part of the concious choices in a store moving towards sustainability. Don't forget to ride your bike and bring your shopping list! Store open 9 am til 6 pm Sunday; Solar module presentations from Noon til 4 pm.